It’s been a heavy week of Congressional hearings over foreign influence in a U.S. election and another terrorist attack in New York City — and technology was all over both events. El Kaiser and J.D. ponder the recent developments, as well as the arrival of the iPhone X and an iOS 11.1 update that brings a hedgehog emoji character at last. El Kaiser also has an in-depth interview with two opinionated technology experts on the gear they’ve incorporated into their everyday lives. Come join us for Episode 253!
- Russia Investigation Has Tech Giants Shying From ‘Social’ Label (The New York Times)
- Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign (The Washington Post)
- How Russian trolls got into your Facebook feed (The Washington Post)
- Facebook’s business is booming, but it says preventing abuse will cut into future profits (The Verge)
- Live updates: Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before Congress again (Recode)
- Mark Zuckerberg statement on Facebook
- U.S. Prosecutors Consider Charging Russian Officials in DNC Hacking Case (The Wall Street Journal)
- Snap Maps offered real-time coverage of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Manhattan (plus a lot of emoji) (Nieman Journalism Lab)
- Google Assistant for Android now supports Spanish and Italian (Engadget)
- Apple releases iOS 11.1 with hundreds of new emoji, 3D Touch multitasking fix, more (9to5Mac.com)
- The iPhone X Is Cool. That Doesn’t Mean You Are Ready for It. (The New York Times)
- iPhone sorts your semi-nude photos in ‘brassiere’ folder (CNET)
(Hopefully) Helpful Hint